Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Nearly 18 Years In Prison For Child Sexual Exploitation And Possession Of Child Pornography

Las Vegas, Nevada - A Las Vegas man was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Chief Judge Miranda Du to a total of 17 ½ years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children and possessing more than 200 images and videos of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.

Former Chief Operating Officer of Davis Bio-Pesticide Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

Sacramento, California - Hector Absi, 51, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

Justice Department Awards over $273.4 Million to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Native Communities

Washington, DC - The Department of Justice announced Friday that it has awarded over $273.4 million in grants to improve public safety, serve victims of crime, combat violence against women and support youth programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Former Osteo Relief Institutes and Their Owners to Pay Over $7.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Knee Injections and Braces

Minneapolis, Minesota - Seven former Osteo Relief Institutes (ORIs) and their owners have agreed to pay the United States collectively more than $7.1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly billed Medicare for medically unnecessary viscosupplementation injections and medically unnecessary knee braces, the Justice Department announced today.

Physician Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Distributing Opioids

Lexington, Kentucky - A Floyd County, Kentucky-based physician pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in unlawfully distributing opioids by pre-signing blank prescriptions that were ultimately completed by others and delivered to patients not seen by him.